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Lt. Benjamin H. Porter was a hero at 17 but died at 20 in the attack on Fort Fisher, Jan. 15, 1865. (Ronn Palm, Courtesy Ron Coddington)
Lt. Benjamin H. Porter was a hero at 17 but died at 20 in the attack on Fort Fisher, Jan. 15, 1865. (Ronn Palm, Courtesy Ron Coddington)